A modified function point method for CAL systems with respect to software cost estimation

Proceedings - 1996 International Conference Software Engineering: Education and Practice, SEEP 1996

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 212-219

  Gao, Xiangzhu ^a   Lo, B ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE REUSABILITY; COST ESTIMATING; E-LEARNING; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

ALGORITHMIC MODEL; COMPUTER ASSISTED LEARNING; EFFORT ESTIMATION; FUNCTION POINT ANALYSIS; INTEGRATED SOFTWARE; MODIFIED FUNCTION; SOFTWARE COST ESTIMATIONS; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT EFFORT;

SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 84964785716     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SEEP.1996.534002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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